Table of Contents Community Calendar August Alumni in Religious Vocation ............................3 1 .............Class of 2013 Yearbook Signing & Ice Cream Social Hall of Fame ......................................................4 9 .............Class of 2008 5-year reunion A Brief History of STA ......................................7 10 ............Saints Stampede 5K Walk/Run, Pancake Breakfast and Celebrating 25 Years ..........................................8 Family Fun Day Art Student Honored ......................................10 13............Freshman-Parent Gift Gathering for Extravaganza Class of 2013 ....................................................11 14 ............First Day of School Alum Joins Dominican Order ..........................12 15 �����������Feast of the Assumption All-School Mass* Saint Thomas Aquinas Then and Now .............14 16 ............Sophomore-Parent Gift Gathering for Extravaganza 25 Year Book Order .........................................16 17 ............Junior-Parent Gift Gathering for Extravaganza Alumni Story ...................................................17 24 ������������Senior-Parent Gift Gathering for Extravaganza 25 ...........Class of 2017 Freshman Family Picnic Retirements .....................................................18 28 ...........Parent Back-to-School Night Mission Trips ...................................................20 29 ...........Mass of the Holy Spirit All-School Mass* Saints Marrying Saints .....................................21 Where are you Reading the Saints Spirit ..........21 September All American ...................................................22 13............Blue & Gold Tailgate Kickoff Sister Schools ...................................................23 19 ............Homecoming All-School Mass* Alumni Pop Quiz ............................................23 20 ...........Homecoming Tailgate and Football Game vs. Salina Sports Review ..................................................24 Central Class Notes ......................................................26 20-21 .......Class of 2003 10-year reunion Rosemary Maher Saints Walk for Life ..............29 21 ............Class of 1963 50-year reunion In Memoriam ..................................................30 October Class Reunions ................................................31 6 .............Open House 10 ............Grandparents Day Mass* November The Saints Spirit magazine is a publication of the Saint 1 .............All Saints All-School Mass* Thomas Aquinas Advancement Office. 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Call or write: 1 .............President’s Tailgate before STA vs. Miege football game 7-9 ...........Fall Musical All Shook Up Bryan Thrasher 16 ............Extravaganza Director of Communications 26 ...........Thanksgiving All-School Mass* [email protected] Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 11411 Pflumm Road December Overland Park, Kansas 66215-4816 11 ������������Performing Arts Department Christmas Concert 913.319.2425 12 ............Our Lady of Guadalupe All-School Mass* William Ford, Ed.D. 20 ...........First Day of Christmas Break President January 2014 Teresa Ahrens 6 .............Second Semester Begins Director of Special Events 11 ������������Placement Test, Class of 2018 Mary Bridget Kratofil 28 ...........Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Mass* Director of Media Relations February 2014 Michon Quick 5 .............Mass of Remembrance in the Chapel Director of Alumni & Constituent Relations 8 .............Saints Trivia Challenge in the Gym Cindy Winkler *All are welcome to attend All-School Masses at Saint Thomas Advancement Office Manager Aquinas! Please check the school website to confirm the date and Special thanks to Michelle Gress, photographer time. Most liturgies begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Gym. 2 ALUMNI IN RELIGIOUS LIFE Alumni in Religious Vocation On January 28, our school community celebrated the feast day of our patron, St. Thomas Aquinas, at an all-school Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Joseph Naumann and our chaplain Father Andrew Strobl. In conjunction with our 25th year-long celebration, it seemed an appropriate occasion to honor in a special way our alumni who are discerning God’s call to the religious life. May God bless each one in his and her sacred ministry to His people! FR. VINCE HUBER, ‘00 Holy Order of Priests, Apostles of the Interior Life - Ordination: June 18, 2011 PAMELA MCGOwn, ‘08 Servants of the Lord and Virgin Matara, Washington D.C. The feast day Mass poster honoring Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni was WALT Nelson, ‘97 later placed in the chapel as a reminder to students to open their hearts 3rd-year College at Conception Seminary College, to God’s call for them to consider the religious life. Conception, Missouri SR. MARY MAGDALENE OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, OP (Carri Prewitt, ‘05) Jaime Zarse Dominican Nuns Monastery of Summit, New Jersey (see On May 18, 2013, article, page 10-11) alumnus Jaime Zarse, EvaN TINKER, ‘03 ‘05, and three other 2nd-year Theology at Kenrick School of Theology, seminarians from St. Louis, Missouri the Archdiocese of MAX WILBER, ‘12 Kansas City in Kansas were ordained to the 2nd-year College at Cardinal Glennon College, St. Louis, Missouri diaconate at Most Pure Heart of Mary parish in JAIME ZARse, ‘05 Topeka, Kansas. Diaconate Ordination: May 18, 2013, Theology at Kenrick School of Theology, St. Louis, Missouri The duties of a deacon can include Deacon Jaime Zarse, ‘05, (see Alumni News at right) was vested by Fr. Mitchel proclaiming the Gospel Zimmerman, archdiocesan CARTER Zielinski, ‘09 and preaching at Mass, 3rd-year College at Conception Seminary College, vocations director and STA baptizing, witnessing chaplain 2004- 2007. Conception, Missouri marriages, and presiding at funerals, liturgies On the Cover, clockwise from top-right: and graveside services. Deacon Zarse will return to his 1) The 25th-Year celebration began in August 2012 with a prayer studies with plans to be ordained to the Holy Order of and blessing before the inaugural Saints Stampede 5K Cross- Country Run/Walk. 2) Sporting KC professional soccer players and Priests on May 24, 2014. STA alumni Michael Thomas, ‘06, and Kyle Miller, ‘07, kick off the Son of Alicia & Bob Zarse and brother of Josh Zarse, fall semester with a ribbon-cutting at the Saints Athletic Stadium’s ‘08, Jordan Zarse, ‘10, Tessie Zarse, ‘12, and Tommy newly renovated field and facilities. 3) Dr. Bill Ford presents the Zarse - class of 2018, Jaime attended and played soccer Legacy Award to Ben & Betty Zarda / MRZ Corporation at the 25th Year Gala & Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction, March 2013. 4) at Marquette University and University of Missouri Alumni Cameron Russell, ‘97, and Shane Borth, ‘97, perform for Kansas City before entering Kenrick-Glennon Seminary students during Saints Arts Week in May. in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2010. The Zarse family Look for more on the Saints 25th-Year celebration, pages 3-11. belongs to Prince of Peace parish in Olathe, Kansas. www.stasaints.net 3 HALL OF FaME Saints Inaugural Hall of Fame Event honors new inductees Over 250 guests attended the Also grandfathered Saint Thomas Aquinas High School into the Hall of Fame 25th-year Gala & Inaugural Hall of were those faculty Fame held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, and staff who upon at the Regnier Center of Johnson retirement were County Community College. recipients of the Marian Award for The event was in conjunction with long-time, faithful the high school’s year-long celebration service to Saint Alumni children of Distinguished Service Award recipient Bob that began last August and culminated Thomas Aquinas Frankovic and his wife Judy traveled from Texas, California and with the graduation of the class of Colorado to participate in the celebration. (Pictured left-to-right: High School. They 2013, the 25th since the school opened Nathan and Lia Frankovic Cless, ‘04; Josh and Chris Frankovic include: Gennaro in fall 1988. Zaroor, ‘93; Judy and Bob Frankovic; and Michael Frankovic, ‘96.) Mirocke (dec), According to current president Richard Scott (dec), Blake Mulvany, ‘98, school chaplain Fr. Andrew Dr. Bill Ford, “This year was an Janiece Dye (dec), Sister Kathleen Strobl, and alumni-parent and faculty appropriate time to recognize patrons Condry, OSU, Evelyn Boutte, Gail member Sue Waters. who have been faithful friends of the Prieb, Archbishop James P. Keleher, The Saint Thomas Aquinas school as well as a few of its many Dennis and Geri Hord, James chamber choir, under the direction outstanding alumni.” Enneking, Bonnie Patrick and Bob of music teacher Joe Heidesch and It was an evening of fond memories Aley. accompanied by senior John Bellau, that featured a crowd of the school’s Members of the Inaugural Hall ‘13, sang several songs including the past presidents, retired teachers, of Fame Selection Committee were school’s Alma Mater written by retired alumni, parents and friends of Saint also recognized at the event. They are music teacher Dennis Hord. A jazz Thomas Aquinas High School. alumni-parent and board member combo comprised of Saints alumni Members of the 2013 Inaugural Class Bill Blaise, retired faculty member Evan Maslak, ‘09, Austin Quick, of the Saints Hall of Fame are: and alumni-parent Jim Enneking, ‘07, and Paul Shinn, ‘06, performed Distinguished Service Award -- Mac faculty member and alumni-parent during the reception. Alumni-parent Ayer, Robert Frankovic, Dave Goebel, Phil Farnan, school president Dr. Bill Mark Oppold served as Master of Gail